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Specs: Intel Atom processor x64 SoC inbuilt with RAM DDR3 2GB, eMMC 32 GB and intel HD graphics Windows 10pro x86 with original OEM license.

Windows is updated up to 20H2.

Problem: The computer opens camera window without me clicking.

I have turned off my internet also to see if someone is remotely accessing my netbook but then also sometimes, the camera window show up with my camera turned on.

I searched for jpg and mov/mpg but no photos or videos of myself is there is this netbook.

Reason for asking the question:

I am scared if someone has trying to see what I’m doing. I have searched some bad sites and after that this happened.

I have not downloaded any softwares; just some videos.

There is no cracked apps too.

The only non Microsoft app is the Apache Open office.

Question: Is someone watching me or is it any problem with Windows?

How can I know if someone is watching me?

Or should I reset my PC?

Robert
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If this keeps happening even after reset and with no malware on your device, it means internal Windows app is doing it.

While there's low risk of privacy breach (they're not likely sending anything to anyone), it's still something better avoided.

Someone in a Microsoft forum thread said that in their case it was WavesSysSvc process:

I found out the application using my camera was WavesSysSvc. For some reason it was using my camera at those moments, so I ended it and disable it's startup. So far so good.

Might be your case as well, worth checking.